THE FRIENDS OF POLING CHURCH
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
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Trustees Annual Report for year ended 21 March 2024
Charity no 1198861
Structure governance and management
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The Friends is a Charity and was registered with the Charities Commission on 6 May
2022, and has registered with HMRC to claim gift aid from this date.
During the year the following served as Trustees of the Friends
Mr Nlgel autton
Chalrman
Mr Peter Laverlck
Secretsry
Mr Rlchard Rlchard$ Treasurer
Mr Charles Loxley
Mr Wllliam Maynard
Mr Ted Chandler
MrAsh Kert
Mrs Athalla Atkins
Alm and Purposes
The primary objective of The Friends of Poling Church is to raise funds for
the advancement of the Christian religion by maintaining and enhancing the Parish
Church of St Nicholas Church Poling in the Diocese of Chichester, including its fabric,
monuments, churchyard, curtilage, fences gates and its rights of way and as a resource
in the development and assistance of the community, residents, and churchgoers of the
Parish as delineated by the Diocesan map existin8 on the 1st of January 2021.
Objectives and Artlvitles
Our objettives are to raise funds to support the Charities aims by
l. Encouraging people to make regular donations by direct debit.
2. Running various ' Vi1Sage ' events in conjunction with the P.C.C. This year we have
had a Burns night Meal, an Autumn supper, a BBQ and several after church breakfasts.
Review of the year
On February 21 the Friends took over management of "Norfolk Trust
and
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undertook to use the funds as specified by the Deed of Trust dated 4 February
1949.
The Trustees met twice in the year.
The fund raising events raised £1316 for the Friends
Members donations amounted to £2530
Gift aid received was £882 and interest on investments was £420.
The Charity a150 made a donation to Keep Me Breathing.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by the Chairman Nigel Clutton
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Date...................

The Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of The
Friends of Poling Church
I report on the accounts of thè lrtend¥ for the year ended 21 March 2024
RespKtlve mponslbllltl•8 ol theTrvsl•es and the •xamln•r
As Trustees of the Frlends you are responslble for the preparation of the accounts,. you conslder
that the audlt requirement of the Church Accountlng Regulatlons and sectlon 14412} of the
Charitles Act 20111.the 2011 Act) do not apply.
It is my responsibility to:
• To lollow the procgdures lald down In th• g•noral dlrectlons of the Ch•rlty Commlmlon und•r
sgctlon 145IS)Ibl ot tho 2011 Act; and
To stat• whèther p•rtlcul•r mattern h•v• como to my •tt•ntlon.
B••l• of th1• r•port
y oxamln•tlon w*• c•rrl•d out In accord•nc• wlth the G•n•ral Dlr•¢tlon• glvon ty th• Charlty
Comml••lon. That •xamln•tSon Includm • r•vl•w of the •ccountlng r•cords kept by th¢ Tru•teo8 and
comparlson of thg account• wlth tho•• recofd•. ft also Includes ¢on¥ld•rfng anv unuiu*l It•m• or
dl8elo•urgs In the accounts and Seeklng explanatlon8 from you •• trustee• conc•rnlng •ny such
mattgys. Th• proc•dur•8 undortaken do not provld• •ll the ovldence that would be rgqulr•d In an audlt.
and con••qu•ntly no oplnlon 18 glvon as to whether th• a¢¢ouDls presenl • ￿ru$ and falr vlew. and the
r•port S• Ilmlted to tho80 matt•r8 •et out In th• •tst•m•nt below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, DO matter has ¢ome ¢0 my atlention:
1. whlch glvo8 mt reasonable cau•a to boll•v• that In any matorlal r•8P•¢t the roqulrem•nts
to keep ac¢ountlng rncords In accordan¢• wllh soctlon 130 of the 2011 Act. and
• to propare accounts whl¢h accord wfth the aecountlng rn¢ord8 and comply wlth the rnquir•rnents of
tho Act and the R•gul•tlons havfj not be•n m•t: or
2. to whlch, In my oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn in order to onable a proper under•tandlng of the
aecounts to be re¥ch•d.
Signed
Date

FRIENDS OF POLING CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
YEAR TO 21ST IdARCH 2024
REGISTEREO CHARITY NO 1198861
INCOME
Raffle
Breakfast events
DONATIONS
Members donatsons
Interest received
Gift
summer bbq
Autumn Supper net cash profft
Burns night
Prior year only.
Christmas Fayre (Total £848. £437 to P.C.Cl
Art Event catering
Filrn NWNS
Total Roceiv8d
56192 £
18210 £
fjocNJ £
2.530 £
420 28
881 80
288 96
93.70 £
15YJ 30 £
207.C()
675 89
3,426.&8
41100
17494
19400
5.449 39
5.209 C6 £
XPENDITUR
Inveslmeni In Charitable Fund$
Purchase ol projector and screen
¢Jonation to Keep Me 8r¥athing
donation $nowdfOP trust
donation St Barnabu8
lo.C￿).CQ
275 89
100.LIJ
S5.DJ
55OJ
385 89
10.100QX) £
NET
I.QEFICI
-£4 890 94 £
5.C63 50
Repr&$•nled by Lloyds bank balance
Balan¢• BFWD 22nd March2022
Balance a¢ 21 st Mar¢h 2023
15.619 10 £
10.728 16 £
10.555 60
15.619 10
BJl•ncè at bank
cash in hand
10.726.98
120
Note•
1 On 21st Fobruary 2024 The Norf￿￿ Trust tran$ferr•d 811 of rts irwestments to the Friends of Poling Church
and community The Fnends undertook to use these funds and the Income denved frorn them for the
purposes stated In the onginal Trusi deed dated4th February1949
The value ol this investment as at 21st Febru8ry2024 was
Balance at b8nk for"Norfolk" funds
562.735.76
4.3()J.46
2 The Friends other 8S5•ts comprise the Balance at Ltoyds Bank
Valuation of The Fnends Investrneni wth M & G CHARIFUND
(cost £10.0001
The Scramble Bell vthich is in St Nichola$ Church
The Proj¢¢tor and Screen
10.726 96
10,1CKJ.00
4,340.
275.